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regional collaborations among
academic, government and private
sector stakeholders that advance
scientific research, promote innovation
and provide multiple societal benefits;
and they broaden participation in
science and engineering by engaging
multiple institutions and organizations
at all levels of research and education,
and people within and among (EPSCoR
jurisdictions.
EPSCoR RII Track-1 projects are
required to submit annual reports on
progress and plans, which are used as
a basis for performance review and
determining the level of continued
funding. To support this review and the
management of an EPSCoR RII Track-1
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR
project, project teams are required to
COMMENTS: Contact Suzanne H.
develop a set of performance indicators
Plimpton, Reports Clearance Officer,
for building sustainable infrastructure
National Science Foundation, 4201
and capacity in terms of a strategic plan
Wilson Boulevard, Suite 295, Arlington, for the project; measure performance
Virginia 22230; telephone (703) 292–
and revise strategies as appropriate;
7556; or send email to splimpto@
report on the progress relative to the
nsf.gov. Individuals who use a
project’s goals and milestones; and
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describe changes in strategies, if any, for
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
submission annually to NSF. These
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 indicators are both quantitative and
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time, descriptive and may include, for
Monday through Friday. You also may
example, the characteristics of project
obtain a copy of the data collection
personnel and students; aggregate
instrument and instructions from Ms.
demographics of participants; sources of
Plimpton.
financial support and in-kind support;
expenditures by operational component;
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: Awardee Reporting characteristics of industrial and/or other
Requirements for the Experimental
sector participation; research activities;
workforce development activities;
Program to Stimulate Competitive
external engagement activities; patents
Research (EPSCoR) Research
Infrastructure Improvement Track-1 (RII and patent licenses; publications;
degrees granted to students involved in
Track-1) Program.
OMB Number: 3145–NEW.
project activities; and descriptions of
Expiration Date of Approval: Not
significant advances and other outcomes
applicable.
of the EPSCoR RII Track-1 project’s
Type of Request: Intent to seek
efforts. Part of this reporting takes the
approval to establish an information
form of several spreadsheets to capture
collection.
specific information to demonstrate
Abstract:
progress towards achieving the goals of
Proposed Project:
the program. Such reporting
The Experimental Program to
requirements are included in the
Stimulate Competitive Research
cooperative agreement which is binding
(EPSCoR) Research Infrastructure
between the awardee institution and
Improvement Track-1 (RII Track-1)
NSF.
Program advances science and
Each project’s annual report addresses
engineering capabilities in EPSCoR
the following categories of activities: (1)
jurisdictions for discovery, innovation
Research, (2) education, (3) workforce
and overall knowledge-based prosperity. development, (4) partnerships and
EPSCoR RII Track-1 projects build
collaborations, (5) communication and
human, cyber, and physical
dissemination, (6) sustainability, (7)
infrastructure in EPSCoR jurisdictions,
diversity, (8) management, and (9)
stimulating sustainable improvements
evaluation and assessment.
For each of the categories the report
in their Research & Development (R&D)
is required to describe overall objectives
capacity and competitiveness.
for the year; specific accomplishments,
EPSCoR RII Track-1 projects are
impacts, outputs and outcomes;
founded on key research themes that
problems or challenges the project has
empower knowledge generation,
dissemination and application. They are encountered in making progress towards
goals; and anticipated problems in
generally inter- (or multi-)disciplinary
performance during the following year.
and involve effective jurisdictional and
The National Science
Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans
to request clearance of this collection. In
accordance with the requirement of
Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13),
we are providing opportunity for public
comment on this action. After obtaining
and considering public comment, NSF
will prepare the submission requesting
that OMB approve clearance of this
collection for no longer than three years.
DATES: Written comments on this notice
must be received by December 30, 2013
to be assured of consideration.
Comments received after that date will
be considered to the extent practicable.

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Use of the Information: NSF will use
the information to continue funding of
the EPSCoR RII Track-1 projects, and to
evaluate the progress of the program.
Estimate of Burden: 100 hours per
project for twenty-nine projects for a
total of 2,900 hours.
Respondents: Non-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Report: One
Comments: Comments are invited on
(a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the Agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information on respondents,
including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology; and (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Dated: October 28, 2013.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation.
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION
[Docket No. NRC–2013–0131]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
Review; Comment Request
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of the OMB review of
information collection and solicitation
of public comment.
AGENCY:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) has recently
submitted to OMB for review the
following proposal for the collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35). The NRC hereby
informs potential respondents that an
agency may not conduct or sponsor, and
that a person is not required to respond
to, a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number. The NRC published a Federal
Register notice with a 60-day comment

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period on this information collection on
July 16, 2013 (78 FR 42555).
1. Type of submission, new, revision,
or extension: Extension.
2. The title of the information
collection: 10 CFR Part 52, ‘‘Licenses,
Certifications, and Approvals for
Nuclear Power Plants.’’
3. Current OMB approval number:
3150–0151.
4. The form number if applicable:
N/A.
5. How often the collection is
required: Whenever applications are
made for early site permits (ESPs),
standard design certifications (SDCs).
6. Who will be required or asked to
report: Designers of commercial nuclear
power plants (NPPs), electric power
companies, and any person eligible
under the Atomic Energy Act to apply
for ESPs, SDCs, COLs, or MLs.
7. An estimate of the number of
annual responses: 1,050.
8. The estimated number of annual
respondents: 20.
9. An estimate of the total number of
hours needed annually to complete the
requirement or request: 199,169
(194,867 reporting, 4,302
recordkeeping).
10. Abstract: Part 52 of Title 10 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR),
establishes requirements for the granting
of ESPs, certifications of standard NPP
designs, and licenses which combine in
a single license a construction permit,
and an operating license with
conditions, OLs, MLs, SDAs, and
preapplication reviews of site suitability
issues. Part 52 also establishes
requirements for renewal of those
approvals, permits, certifications, and
licenses; amendments to them;
exemptions from certifications; and
variances from ESPs. The NRC uses the
information collected to assess the
adequacy and suitability of an
applicant’s site, plant design,
construction, training and experience,
plans and procedures for the protection
of public health and safety. The NRC
review of such information and the
findings derived from that information
form the basis of NRC decisions and
actions concerning the issuance,
modification or revocation of site
permits, DCs, COLs, and MLs for NPPs.
The public may examine and have
copied for a fee publicly available
documents, including the final
supporting statement, at the NRC’s
Public Document Room, Room O–1F21,
One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The
OMB clearance requests are available at
the NRC’s Web site: http://www.nrc.gov/
public-involve/doc-comment/omb/. The
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NRC’s home page site for 60 days after
the signature date of this notice.
Comments and questions should be
directed to the OMB reviewer listed
below by December 2, 2013. Comments
received after this date will be
considered if it is practical to do so, but
assurance of consideration cannot be
given to comments received after this
date.
Chad Whiteman, Desk Officer, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs
(3150–0151), NEOB–10202, Office of
Management and Budget,
Washington, DC 20503.
Comments can also be emailed to
[email protected] or
submitted by telephone at 202–395–
4718.
The NRC Clearance Officer is
Tremaine Donnell, telephone: 301–415–
6258.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 24th day
of October, 2013.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Tremaine Donnell,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information
Services.
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[Docket No. 70–7001; NRC–2013–0099]

United States Enrichment Corporation,
Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of permanent cessation
of uranium enrichment activities and
suspension of staff review.
AGENCY:

On April 2, 2013, the United
States Enrichment Corporation (USEC)
filed an application with the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
for the renewal of its Certificate of
Compliance (CoC) for the Paducah
Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PGDP). The
current CoC for PGDP is set to expire on
December 31, 2013. The NRC staff found
USEC’s renewal application acceptable
for docketing and published a notice in
the Federal Register acknowledging the
receipt of the application and providing
an opportunity for public comment. On
June 3, 2013, USEC notified the NRC of
its decision to permanently cease
uranium enrichment activities at the
PGDP. USEC stated that in 2014, it will
return the PGDP facilities to the U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE), and that it
would request termination of its CoC in
2014. For these reasons, the NRC staff
hereby gives notice that its review of

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USEC’s pending renewal application
has been suspended. Because the April
2, 2013, application was filed in the
required timeframe, in accordance with
the NRC’s timely renewal regulations,
the existing CoC will remain effective
until there is a final NRC determination
on the renewal application.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID
NRC–2013–0099 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of
information regarding this document.
You may access publicly-available
information related to this action by the
following methods:
• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
http://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2013–0099. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol
Gallagher; telephone: 301–287–3422;
email: [email protected]. For
technical questions, contact the
individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
document.
• NRC’s Agencywide Documents
Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may access publicly
available documents online in the NRC
library at http://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/adams.html. To begin the search,
select ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and
then select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS
Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,
please contact the NRC’s Public
Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by
email to [email protected]. Copies
of USEC’s Certificate renewal request
(except for classified and proprietary
portions which are withheld in
accordance with section 2.390 of Title
10 of the Code of Federal Regulations
(10 CFR), ‘‘Availability of Public
Records’’) and the June 3, 2013, letter
are available in ADAMS under
Accession Nos. ML13105A010 and
ML13176A151, respectively.
• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
purchase copies of public documents at
the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One
White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Osiris Siurano-Perez, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone:
301–287–9070; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The NRC issued the initial CoC for
PGDP on November 26, 1996,
authorizing USEC’s operation of a
uranium enrichment facility in
Paducah, Kentucky, using the gaseous

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